Jean-Christian Michel is a composer and clarinetist who was born in 1938. His compositions are influenced by jazz and by baroque music, particularly that of Johann Sebastian Bach. Before starting his musical career, Jean-Christian Michel was a doctor, [1] as a surgeon.
His first record Requiem was released in 1966. [2] [3] [4] He founded the ensemble Quatuor avec Orgue. Michel has received 3 diamond discs, 7 platinum discs and 10 golden discs. With more than five million discs sold, (3 discs classified 1, 2 & 3 in the charts of CIDD-France soir in the seventies); [5] [6] and thousands of concerts to his credit, he today pursues a global career. Michel is a "Full Member" of the SACEM (an association of composers and music publishers to protect copyright and royalties). [7] He received the prize for "Sciences and Culture" at Sorbonne, Paris, France, which was awarded by a jury of six Nobel Prize winners. [8] Jean-Christian Michel is currently the godfather of the campaign Neurodon, within the Federation for Brain Research FRC Drummer Kenny Clarke played and recorded with Michel for 10 years. [9] Michel is also a very experienced mountain climber. He was a member of the group that made the first-ever ascent of Tawesche, in the Himalayas, in 1974. [10]
Vladimir Cosma is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist.
Daniel Humair is a Swiss drummer, composer, and painter.
The Diapason d'Or is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of Diapason magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the British Gramophone magazine.
Thierry Joseph-Louis Escaich is a French organist and composer.
Le Concert Spirituel is a French ensemble specialising in works of baroque music, played on period instruments. Founded by Hervé Niquet in 1987, it is named after the 18th-century concert series Concert Spirituel. The group performs internationally, playing mostly rarely performed sacred music and operas, and making recordings. Its focus is on French music played at the court of Versailles.
Jean-Pierre Leguay is a French organist, composer and improviser. He studied with André Marchal, Gaston Litaize, Rolande Falcinelli (organ), Simone Plé-Caussade (counterpoint), and Olivier Messiaen (composition), before serving as titular organist at Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris from 1961 to 1984. In 1985 he was named a titular organist at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, alongside Olivier Latry, Yves Devernay and Philippe Lefebvre.
Les Mots bleus is a 1974 album by French singer Christophe based on the ballad of the same name. Along with its groundbreaking predecessor album Les Paradis Perdus it revived the career of Christophe in the 1970s which, had taken a downturn following the initial success of "Aline" in 1965. Jean-Michel Jarre wrote the lyrics for the title track, which has been described as "outstanding" by Billboard magazine. It is considered one of the top albums and songs of French pop music. In 2010, the French edition of Rolling Stone magazine put it at number 45 in its list of the best albums of French rock.
François Sabatier is a French musicologist, music historian and music educator.
Brigitte François-Sappey is a French musicologist, educator, radio producer, and lecturer.
Achille Philip, was a French organist and composer.
Gilles Cantagrel is a French musicologist, writer, lecturer and music educator.
Jean-Louis Florentz was a French composer.
Vincent Warnier is a contemporary French classical organist.
Jeanne Angèle Desirée Yvonne Joulain was a French organist, concertist and music educator.
Alexis Galpérine is a French classical violinist.
Jean-Patrice Brosse was a French harpsichordist and organist.
Michel Merlet is a French composer and pedagogue.
Pascal Vigneron is a French classical musician, both trumpeter, organist, and conductor.
Adrien Rougier was a French organist, organ builder, conductor and composer.
Karol Beffa, born on October 27, 1973 in Paris, is a French and Swiss composer and pianist.
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